Calvary Chapel Oro Valley

History of CCOV

Calvary Chapel Oro Valley began meeting in January 2002, when Pastor Craig Roters and a handful of others felt called to begin a new church in Oro Valley.
The first service was held January 6, 2002 at Children's World Childcare Center. 92 people attended. By Easter of that year, the church began holding two services to accommodate all of the new people.

Within a few weeks, both services were full and the process of searching for a location with more space began. The limited availability of buildings in the Oro Valley area made the search for a new location a difficult one.
In the beginning of our search, one site looked especially promising and exciting. However, prayer by the leadership revealed that a move to that property would have had a negative impact on our children's ministry.
The leaders and members of the church continued to cover the situation with prayer. In August of 2002, bad news was turned to good news. We had been told previously that Ironwood Ridge High School was already occupied and we would be placed on a waiting list to use the building. A subsequent call revealed that a church was indeed using the cafeteria, but that the auditorium was available for us to use.

On August 18, 2002, Calvary Chapel Oro Valley moved to our new home and current location: Ironwood Ridge High School Auditorium 2475 W Naranja. The new location has more than enough space to accommodate worshipers and has very large rooms for our babies, toddlers and Sunday School classes as well. We have been incredibly blessed by God to have such a wonderful facility.

In October, 2004 Jesus enabled us to purchase 10 acres of land just north of Tangerine Rd. and west of La Cholla Blvd. at 2350 W. Limewood. There is a house currently on the property that we have converted into offices. We hold our various Bible studies and various fellowships there throughout the week including: Calvary Kids Club(CKC), Midweek Service, Youth Group (The Basement), and baptisms. As a church with no denominational support, we continue to trust the Lord for all our financial needs. We are determined to be faithful with what we've been given knowing that God will bless us according to His riches in glory.
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